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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Ugo <paulugo40@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 01:57:42 +0100
Subject: REPLY

Dear sir/madam,

How are you and your family today? My name is Paul Ugo.i work with a
construction company here in Nigeria as a driver to Mr. Williams Baker. But
unfortunately my boss died in a bombast here in Nigeria, before the death
of my boss he have a deposit of $9.6 MILLION with security company.I am
looking for a reliable person who can represent his family and claim the
fund on his behalf. If your interested I need the following information to
enable me change the documnt to your name, Percentage is 60% for me and 40%
Percent will be for you as the person that helped in claiming this fund.

Take note that this is risk free, kindly contact me on my private email for
more details; paulugo640@yahoo.com

* Your Full Names:________________________
* Contact Address:_____________________
* Cell Phone Number:_______________________
* Home Phone Number:_______________________
* Fax Number:_________________________
* Occupation:_______________________
* Marital Status:_______________________ _
* Age:________________________

Thank you as we anticipate your prompt response immediately.

Yours Faithfully,
Paul Ugo

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